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Mike Wallace, the CBS News correspondent who became famous for his two-fisted interview style and his hard-hitting conversations with politicians, celebrities and newsmakers, died Saturday. He was 93.
Wallace had been with the weekly CBS News magazine 60 Minutes since its inception in 1968. Working with producer Don Hewitt, Wallace became known for interviews in which he refused to be led away from topics his interview subjects found uncomfortable.
Over the years, those subjects included John F. Kennedy, Deng Xiaoping, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Richard Nixon, Malcolm X, Ayatollah Khomeini and Moammar Gadhafi — in addition to celebrities ranging from Johnny Carson to Rod Sterling to Mikhail Baryshnikov.
In 2005, Wallace joined Terry Gross for a conversation about his memoir Between You and Me, in which he wrote about some of his most dramatic interviews and relayed stories from throughout his career.
Wallace's first job was working in Grand Rapids, Mich., as a radio announcer.
"I read rip-and-read news, but I wasn't a reporter," he said. "I was reading the wire, and the other thing was, I was reading commercials — and I could do a hell of a commercial."
He also moonlit for national radio shows, including The Lone Ranger, and spent time with a variety of shows, including a quiz show, a nighttime drama and interview shows for several broadcast networks, including CBS.
During the Vietnam War, he reported for Westingtonhouse radio from the front lines and then joined CBS, where he covered and then was kicked out of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The same year, he began working on 60 Minutes, where he became famous for chasing after interview subjects and ambushing them with a camera.
"I'm a reporter; you can't subpoena people to talk to you," he said. "If you write to them and try to call them on the phone and they don't answer or so forth, then take them unawares."
But Wallace and Hewitt decided to stop the ambush-style interviews, in part because it became predictable, he said.
"The problem became this: We became a caricature of ourselves," he said. "We were after light, and it began to look as though we were after heat, not to reveal some information or not to find out the story."
Wallace's journalistic style was occasionally criticized by critics. He and CBS were once sued by Gen. William Westmoreland in a $120 million libel suit, which was settled with an apology. But it set off a depressive episode in Wallace that he would battle for the rest of his life. He made his diagnosis public in a conversation with Bob Costas to raise public awareness about clinical depression. He also frequently talked openly about conversations with his psychiatrist, who he said taught him something about the art of interviewing.
"You suddenly realize that if you can persuade somebody, as he persuaded me, to talk candidly," he said, " ... it comes into play because it is useful, because it's part of what you learn as you go. Come on, I'm nearing the end of the road and still learning."
We're going to listen back to an excerpt of the interview I recorded with Mike Wallace in 2005 after the publication of his memoir "Between You and Me." Wallace died Saturday at the age of 93. He was famous for the two-fisted prosecutorial interview style he developed on "60 Minutes," and for the ambush interviews he used to conduct, a technique that was very controversial. Mike Wallace was with "60 Minutes" from its start in 1968, and was even doing occasional segments when I spoke with him when he was 87.
He developed some of his style on his late-night TV show "Night Beat," which was broadcast in New York. Here's a clip from a famous Mike Wallace interview with Malcolm X on the "CBS Morning News" in 1964. This was eight months before Malcolm was assassinated, after he had become disillusioned with Elijah's Muhammad's leadership of the black Muslims.
MIKE WALLACE: Do you feel perhaps that you should now take over the leadership of the black Muslims?
MALCOLM X: No. I have no desire to take over the leadership of the black Muslims, and I have never had that desire, but I do have this desire. I have a desire to see the Afro-American in this country get the human rights that are his due, to make a complete human being.
WALLACE: Are you the least bit afraid of what might happen to you as a result of making these revelations?
X: Oh, yes. I probably am a dead man already.
GROSS: Here's the excerpt of my interview with Mike Wallace.
GROSS: One of the things you've become best known for in your "60 Minutes" interviews is not only the tough interview but what's been described as the ambush interview, where the camera person walks in with the camera running...
WALLACE: Mm-hmm.
GROSS: ...and the person doesn't want to be interviewed but the camera man's there with the camera on and you see the person waving the camera away and putting their hands in front of their faces...
WALLACE: That's right.
GROSS: ...so that no one can see who they are, and you're asking questions even though they're trying to get rid of you. Have you ever had any reservations about that kind of interview? Have you ever thought that there was anything unethical about it?
WALLACE: You know something?
GROSS: Yeah, go ahead.
WALLACE: I didn't think at the time that it was unethical, no. I mean, come on, we're - I'm a reporter. I - you can't subpoena people to talk to you. If you write to them and try to call them on the phone and they don't answer and so forth, then take them unawares. The problem became this. We became a caricature of ourselves. We were after light and it began to look as though we were after heat.
Not to reveal some information, or not to find out the story, but the drama of...
GROSS: It turned into theater.
WALLACE: Hmm?
GROSS: It turned into theater.
WALLACE: It was good theater.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
WALLACE: It was good theater. But after a while it became kind of predictable, and so finally both Don Hewitt and I said, hey, enough of this. This is foolishness. Don being the producer of "60 Minutes." This is foolishness, and so we gave it up. I still think it's a perfectly legitimate device to take somebody unaware and say, hey, there's a question that you ought to answer.
GROSS: You have discussed and written about a problem that you've had with depression.
WALLACE: Mm-hmm.
GROSS: When you realized what it was, did you...
WALLACE: Mm-hmm.
GROSS: ...comprehend it? And I ask this because I think it's fair to say that a lot of people of your generation didn't grow up, you know, reading Freud and studying psychology, and it being, you know, everybody wasn't in psychoanalysis or some kind of therapy. Things have really changed in terms of dealing with psychological issues, and certainly with depression; our understanding of the biochemistry of depression has changed enormously.
WALLACE: Right. And the genetics, yeah. The genetics.
GROSS: And the genetics of it, exactly. Exactly. Did you get it when you were diagnosed?
WALLACE: When I first began to not be able to eat happily, or sleep enough, or whatever, and had pains in my arms, I didn't understand it. I was going through a tough time. I was sitting - have you ever been sued for libel?
GROSS: Knock wood, no.
WALLACE: Good. She hasn't. Well, knock wood for you, because when you're sued for libel...
GROSS: And this was the Westmoreland case that you're talking about.
WALLACE: That's exactly right. For $120 million, CBS and among others, me, sued for libel and spent four months in a cold and drafty federal courtroom being called liar, cheat, fraud, et cetera, et cetera. I mean, that - I didn't realize what was happening, but I was sliding into a depression. My wife said, Mike, you're depressed. I'm not. I'm - and my own doctor said, no, don't you talk about yourself and depression. It would be bad for your image, Mike. Can you imagine?
GROSS: Well, let me ask you. You say some people warned you that you couldn't talk publicly about your depression, it would be bad for your image.
WALLACE: Mm-hmm.
GROSS: And in fact, I mean, your image is of being the really tough questioner. Nothing gets to you...
WALLACE: That's right.
GROSS: ...and you can ask anything to anyone. And so if people thought that...
WALLACE: So who is this...
GROSS: ...you were vulnerable, that...
WALLACE: Yeah.
GROSS: ...that could in fact really affect your image. So did it? When you came out as having suffered from depression...
WALLACE: What happened was this.
GROSS: Yeah.
WALLACE: What happened was this.
GROSS: Mm-hmm.
WALLACE: One o'clock, 1:30 in the morning, you remember Bob Costas used to do a show called "Later"?
GROSS: Yes.
WALLACE: He wanted to talk to me about "60 Minutes," and I asked him, who watches or who listens at 1:00, 1:30 in the morning, and he said, well, some people who work at that time, but also people who can't get to sleep. And I said, oh, my people. And that's - he got so many answers, so many telephone calls, so many people who said, hey, that's what's going on with me, and you mean to say that Wallace, who apparently is doing his job and was a tough guy and so forth, he's not just a wimp, as a result of that I figured I'm going to go public. Of course by that time I was fairly well established doing what I do.
GROSS: Mike Wallace recorded in 2005. He died Saturday at the age of 93. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.


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You would have thought that having previously been the most successful coach in Barcelona's history and having groomed Pep Guardiola as a player and a coach, Johan Cruyff might find himself slightly favouring Lionel Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo in the great 'who's the best' debate.
But despite his deep-rooted links with Barcelona, Cruyff has delivered the ultimate snub to Messi and indeed Ronaldo by failing to inclue either of the modern day superstars in his all-time World XI.
Revealing the line up in his new book 'Football, my philosophy', Cruyff could find room for Manchester United icon Bobby Charlton, who features alongside the likes of Pele, Maradona, Garrincha and Carlos Alberto, but not for either Messi or Ronaldo. At least one Barcelona player does make the cut - Cruyff's protege, Pep Guardiola.
Despite the snub both players currently have bigger fish to fry and are locked in a battle to be crowned the best player in the world as the two leading favourites to lift the Ballon D'Or later this season.
Messi is targeting a record-breaking 4th consecutive award, which would move him clear of some the biggest names in world football including Cruyff himself. Ronaldo has scooped the award once, in 2008 while still with Manchester United.
Messi is also currently in a race against time to shatter another record in 2012 - he's hot on the tail of Gerd Muller's tally of 85 goals in a single calendar year, with 78 to his so far this year. His brace in the Champions League this week also made him the second highest scorer in the competition's history, while last term he set the record for most goals scored in a season.
Despite including neither man in his all-time greatest XI, the Dutchman did reveal the he believes that Messi will continue to scoop the awards ahead of Ronaldo, and said his advantage had a lot to do with his size.
'These awards are all subjective,' he said. 'Messi is tiny and so very quick with the ball and everything he does seems to have more magic about it because of that. It is only logical that he comes out on top.'
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SEATTLE -- A 23-year-old Seattle University student is in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center after he was stabbed in the chest during a robbery on the university's campus, according to the Seattle Police Department.
According to police, the victim was walking back to campus shortly before 1:15 a.m. when he noticed two people following him. As he entered campus, the suspects reportedly knocked him over from behind and started punching him.
The victim later told officers he could feel the suspects going through his pockets and saw one of them pull out a knife during the attack. He also said there was a woman present during the robbery.
According to police, the suspects eventually ran off, and the victim pushed the button on a nearby emergency kiosk to summon campus security, who called 911.
"It ended up being a very important turn of events that he was able to get to that emergency phone and get help on the way quickly," said Executive Director of Public Safety Tim Marron.
Officers arrived and found two suspects hiding a few blocks away behind a fence, according to police. A third suspect was reportedly also found hiding a few blocks away; a K-9 unit found the suspect hiding in a compost pile at a recycling yard on campus.
"K9 (units) have an acute sense of smell so you can definitely run but you can't hide from them," said Marron.
The three suspects -- a 15-year-old boy, 16-year-old woman and 23-year-old man -- were arrested. The teens were booked into the Youth Services Center and the 23-year-old was booked into King County Jail.
The 23-year-old suspect, Brandon Pamon, is a three-time felon, having been convicted of burglary in 2009, attempted robbery in 2007 and robbery in 2006.
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"It's really easy in any environment to get comfortable with your surroundings, but try to increase your awareness and your alertness and find a safe way home," said Marron.


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Last week, a Chinese court rejected artist Ai Weiwei's lawsuit against the tax bureau that had imposed a massive fine on his company. Ai was fined more than $2 million after being detained for three months last year.
This marks yet another political struggle for Ai, who is famous abroad for his art and has emerged as a leading Chinese dissident, a voice for individual freedom. A year after being released, Ai is still monitored heavily by officials, although he uses his Twitter feed to continue criticizing China's government.
Filmmaker Alison Klayman was an intern on NPR's All Things Considered before she left for China, where she wound up chronicling Ai on video. The result is a documentary — her first film — called Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, part of which chronicles Ai's crusade to seek justice for an alleged police beating.
That run-in with police came as a result of Ai's support for the victims of the Sichuan earthquake, part of which manifested itself in a Munich installation where Ai spelled out a Chinese phrase using colored school backpacks that represented the child victims.
Ai is known for his large installations and designs. Another of his famous works is Sunflower Seeds, for which he and 1,600 assistants handcrafted 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds and spread them on the floor of London's Tate Modern. Ai also designed Beijing's Olympic Stadium, know as the Bird's Nest.
Klayman spoke to NPR's Robert Siegel about her movie and Ai, who she says sees no separation between what we would consider his art and his confrontations with authorities.
Interview Highlights
On the relation between art and politics for Ai
"When I first met him, for me that was a big question: Are we seeing him receding from the artistic practice and moving more into some sort of firmly political space? That for me fell away pretty quickly as I got to know him, because I really think what it means to be an artist for him means to question, it means to be engaged with society, it means to be trying to communicate and express yourself and encouraging others to do the same. So rule of law and transparency, these are big issues that he thinks his society needs to deal with — he almost can't keep quiet."
On Ai's political agenda
"He's going through the system and saying, 'Look at how this actually works. If someone actually tries to make a complaint about an injustice, this is where you end up, even with trying to the very very end.' "
On the political possibilities in Ai's art
"A lot of [Ai's] artwork is about setting up conditions and then seeing what happens. He's not able to pull the strings. He doesn't know what's going to happen when he shows up. Maybe he could guess, but in the end he ends up creating these scenarios that have incredibly revealing, sometimes poetic, sometimes Kafkaesque or comedic results, because he goes into these situations that maybe other people don't and he brings a camera."
On filming Ai in China
"The truth is that day in, day out it was not a difficult thing to do to film with Weiwei in Beijing or in other places we were going for his art purposes. The two trips to Chengdu that I went along, when the whole intention was to go to police stations and courthouses and seats of authority, those were the most tense, and probably the only tense moments, in terms of filming together.
"It's not in the film, but on all of those filming trips, at some point I was stopped from filming; at some point I was asked to delete footage or someone grabbed a camera and took the tape, depending on how civilized the interaction was. ... But the truth is that there's so much that's interesting in the film, that even though I could have done it from the prism of my experience making it, I think that's more of a subtext."
On Ai's spirit after his release from detention
"[On the day of his release], he appears broken. He probably was to some regard. When he watched that footage himself, he said, 'My God, I didn't recognize myself. I barely looked human.' But I also see that moment as a question to the audience: Given everything you've seen for the last 90 minutes, the kind of man that you think this is, what do you think is going to happen next?
"The truth is, he is not broken. And he is very much resolved to continue all the work that he's doing. But these are new conditions for him. His life is not the same as it was in the few years that I captured. And he is very much trying to figure out, 'How do I respond to this detention? How do I continue to create?' "
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.
And I'm Robert Siegel.
When the Olympics were hosted in China four years ago, a much celebrated feature was the so-called Bird's Nest Stadium. The stadium was lauded for its beauty, with elegantly swooping spirals. Well, the man who helped design the Bird's Nest is one of China's best-known contemporary artists, Ai WeiWei. In the years since 2008, Ai has emerged as a leading Chinese dissident, a voice for individual freedom.
This week, a new documentary film about him opens in theaters, it's called "Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry." Ai has been jailed, released, prosecuted, and fined by the authorities in China since he began criticizing the government publicly. The Chinese government claims the issue is outstanding taxes. But the artist maintains his differences with the regime go a lot deeper.
Filmmaker and former ALL THINGS CONSIDERED intern, Alison Klayman, spent three years filming Ai WeiWei, and she says he's right. His problem with the government isn't just about taxes.
ALISON KLAYMAN: It really has to do with his desire to push the boundaries and to speak out. The fact that he could be very successful, and he is very successful internationally, but because he wants to take that sort of gadfly position; I mean, he wants to communicate and express himself, and it often goes into coming into conflict with the Chinese government.
SIEGEL: This is not someone who says I just want to do my art, leave me alone, I'm not here to challenge the government. He's being provocative. He wants to poke the state and the police apparatus in the eye.
KLAYMAN: And when I first met him, for me that was a really big question. Are we seeing him abandoning, you know, receding from the artistic practice and moving more into some sort of firmly political space? That dichotomy for me fell away pretty quickly as I got to know him, because I really think for him, what it means to be an artist for him means to question, it means to be engaged with society.
So, for him, when he sees these issues and for him rule of law and transparency, these are big issues that he thinks his society needs to deal with. He almost can't keep quiet.
SIEGEL: He took up the cause of families whose children died in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. They were in schools, the earthquake happened in the afternoon in the school day, and thousands of children lost their lives. He took up the cause of the construction of the school buildings - had it been as they say they are, I gather, tofu construction. And for this, in Chengdu, he gets into some trouble with the police, claims he has beaten by a police officer and he pursues that, knowing - he keeps on saying, I will not win in this process, however you must go through it step by step. You must do it by the rules.
KLAYMAN: Yeah, he's going through the system and saying, look at how this actually works. If someone actually tries to sort of make a complaint about an injustice, and this is where you end up, even with trying to the very, very end.
SIEGEL: Yeah, the way he's pursuing his case about which he is totally serious that he's both been struck by a police officer, he says, and also the system is covering up that fact. His lawsuit against all that is almost close to an act of performance art, which is to say we must have this entire performance. We must see how the state fails to cope with my claim, and that way we see the result.
KLAYMAN: And a lot of his artwork, I think, is about setting up conditions and then seeing what happens. He's not able to pull the strings. He doesn't know what's going to happen when he shows up. Maybe he could guess. But in the end, he ends up creating these scenarios that have incredibly revealing, sometimes poetic, sometimes Kafkaesque, comedic, whatever results, because he goes into these situations maybe that other people don't and he brings a camera.
SIEGEL: Another Chinese artist, I believe, says in the course of your documentary: Ai WeiWei has a hooligan side, so he knows the deal with other hooligans.
KLAYMAN: Yeah, you know, I've definitely heard other people say, yeah, I thought of using that word when I was writing an article about him. I mean, I think part of his appeal and why his appeal goes beyond simply that of an artist, or simply that of an activist or a rights advocate, is I think because of his incredible sense of humor, the fact that he doesn't have to take himself so seriously all the time while, as you said, he is very genuine and very concerned about the issues that he's talking about. That's why he ends up having this appeal, has, you know, so many young followers online.
SIEGEL: There's a moment towards the very end of your film in which Ai WeiWei - who's been in a secret detention and he's been under interrogation for weeks and a couple of months, actually - he's released. And lots of reporters are waiting for him. And this man - who has been the epitome of rebelliousness, of in-your-face protests against the system - says I can't talk to you, I can't talk to you, I'm sorry. It's a condition of my release. I can't say anything.
He appears and that seemed to be broken. Was he? Was he broken by the interrogation?
KLAYMAN: I think it was important to have that at the end because, first of all, this is a story that is constantly going on. So, in that moment, to see what really happened to him in that moment, that will never change. I mean, that day, as you said, he appears broken. He probably, you know, was to some regard. When he watched that footage himself, he said, My God, I didn't recognize myself. You know, I barely looked human.
I think that moment is very intense. But I also see that moment, certainly its role in the film, as a question to the audience. You know, given everything you've seen for the last 90 minutes, the kind of man that you think this is, and clearly they have dealt a harsh blow and they have broken him for this moment, but what do you think is going to happen next?
The truth is he is not broken and he is very much in resolve to continue all the work that he's doing. But these are new conditions for him. His life is not the same as it was the few years that I captured. And he is very much trying to figure out, how do I respond to this detention? How do I continue to create? How can I push the boundaries given that the conditions of my life are more restrictive and are difficult? And the biggest threat, of course, is to his family life; for he has a young son that he very much does not want to miss growing up.
SIEGEL: Alison, if we were walking around a Chinese city and you were interpreting for me, and we ask people, do you know who Ai WeiWei is, would people say typically yes. If we only got to the university would they know? Who would know who he is in China?
KLAYMAN: The people would know who he is would tend to be either members of the intellectual or artistic class, or young people who are active online and kind of looking at more then just the regular mainstream kind of sites, to be perfectly honest. Which means that if we did a sample size on a, you know, busy street in Beijing, we're not likely to find a lot of people who know who he is.
But for me that's not necessarily a sign of his relevance or irrelevance in China. I think that's a sign of what happens when the mainstream media doesn't cover you, you can't become a celebrity. But whether his ideas are kind of infecting the whole population online, I really do believe that his message has a lot of appeal. It's just difficult for him to be a well-known celebrity.
SIEGEL: Well, Alison Klayman, thank you very much for talking with us about your film.
KLAYMAN: Thank you.
SIEGEL: Alison Klayman's documentary is called "Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry." Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Pharmaceutical giant Novartis is back in court this week, in a renewed attempt to block India's right to produce affordable 'generic' versions of the company's branded medicines.
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Despite commitment to end AIDS, the US government is introducing stronger intellectual property rules through trade agreements and bilateral pressure that will undermine the fight against AIDS by devastating the ability of developing countries to access affordable anti-retroviral medicines.


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The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed an earlier decision by a U.S. court of appeals that said a plant developer is entitled to a 20-year patent on his seed.
Justices voted 6-2 in favor of Pioneer Hi-Bred International in the case which pitted the seed company against J.E.M. Ag Supply, an Iowa farm supply company known as Farm Advantage. The Supreme Court justices ruled that seeds and sexually reproduced plants grown from seed are patentable.
The case, argued before the Supreme Court Oct. 3, 2001, revolved around a claim of patent infringement by Pioneer and a patent invalidity claim by J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc.
According to court records, J.E.M. Ag Supply, Inc., bought and resold patented corn seed from Pioneer without its permission. The farm supply company argued that it did nothing wrong because it believes that sexually reproducing plants are not patentable subject matter under patent law. The company maintained that the Plant Patent Act of 1930 (PPA) and the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) set forth the exclusive statutory means for protecting plant life.
However, Pioneer argued that the differences in the requirements for, and coverage of, utility patents and PVPA plant variety certificates do not conflict with each other. The reason, the company says, is because the requirements for a utility patent are more stringent than those for a PVP certificate, and the protections provided by a utility patent are greater than those afforded by a PVP certificate.
A federal district court, a court of appeals for the federal court, and now the U.S. Supreme Court all sided with Pioneer in their decisions.
Justice Clarence Thomas, delivering the opinion of the Supreme Court, said, "The petitioners (J.E.M. Ag Supply) essentially ask us to deny utility patent protection for sexually reproduced plants because it was unforeseen in 1930 that such plants could receive protection under the law. Denying patent protection simply because such coverage was thought technologically infeasible in 1930, however, would be inconsistent with the forward-looking perspective of the utility patent statute."
J.E.M. Ag Supply's assumption that the Plant Patent Act is limited to asexually reproduced plants would also "make no sense if Congress intended to authorize patents on plant varieties that were sexually reproduced," he said.
"This limitation once again merely reflects the reality of plant breeding in 1930. At that time, the primary means of reproducing bred plants true-to-type was through asexual reproduction. Congress thought that sexual reproduction through seeds was not a stable way to maintain desirable bred characteristics. Thus, it is hardly surprising that plant patents would protect only asexual reproduction, since this was the most reliable type of reproduction for preserving the desirable characteristics of breeding," Thomas said.
"Like other laws protecting intellectual property," he said, "the plant patent provision must be understood in its proper context. Until 1924, farmers received seed from the government's extensive free seed program that distributed millions of packages of seed annually. In 1930, seed companies were not primarily concerned with varietal protection, but were still trying to successfully commodify seeds. There was no need to protect seed breeding because there were few markets for seeds. Seed companies at the time could not point to genuinely new varieties and lacked the scientific knowledge to engage in formal breeding that would increase agricultural productivity.
"There is simply no evidence, let alone the overwhelming evidence needed to establish repeal by implication, that Congress, by specifically protecting asexually reproduced plants through the PPA, intended to preclude utility patent protection for sexually reproduced plants," Thomas wrote on behalf of the court.
In a dissenting opinion, Justices Breyer and Stevens said, "Those who write statutes seek to solve human problems. Fidelity to their aims requires us to approach an interpretive problem not as if it were a purely logical game, like a Rubik's Cube, but as an effort to divine human intent that underlies the statute. Here that effort calls not for an appeal to canons, but for an analysis of language, structure, history, and purpose. Those factors make clear that the Utility Patent Statute does not apply to plants."
The question before the court, he said, is whether the words "manufacture" and "compositions of matter" contained in the utility patent statute cover plants that also fall within the scope of two more specific statutes, the Plant Patent Act of 1930, and the Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA). "I believe that the words 'manufacture' or 'composition of matter' do not cover these plants. That is because Congress intended the two more specific statutes to exclude patent protection under the Utility Patent Statute for the plants to which the more specific Acts directly refer."
Breyer said, "The critical question is whether the two specific plant statutes embody a legislative intent to deny coverage under the Utility Patent Statute to those plants to which the specific plant statutes refer. In my view, the first of these statutes, the PPA, reveals precisely that intent."
As initially enacted in 1930, Breyer said, the PPA said that an inventor can obtain a patent on any plant that meets three requirements. It must be distinct; it must be new; and on one or more occasions it must have been 'asexually reproduced,' e.g., reproduced by means of a graft.
"The PPA permits patenting of new and distinct varieties of (1) plants that breeders primarily reproduce through grafts (say, apple trees), (2) plants that breeders primarily reproduce through seeds (say, corn), and (3) plants that reproduce both ways (say, violets)," Breyer said. "But, because that statute left plant buyers free to keep, to reproduce, and to sell seeds, the statute likely proved helpful only to those in the first category. Given these characteristics, the PPA is incompatible with the claim that the Utility Patent Statute's language also covers plants.
"The 1930 Plant Patent Act had, in amending the Utility Patent Statute, placed the subject matter of the PPA — namely plants — outside the scope of the words 'manufacture', or 'composition of matter.' Nothing that occurred after 1930 changes this conclusion," he said. "Nor does the enactment of the Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970, change the conclusion. The PVPA proved necessary because plant breeders became capable of creating new and distinct varieties of certain crops, corn for example, that were valuable only when reproduced through seeds — a form of reproduction that the earlier Act freely permitted."
According to Breyer, the PVPA gave patent-like protection for 20 years to plants reproduced by seed, and it excluded the PPA's requirement that a breeder have "asexually reproduced" the plant. "At the same time, the PVPA created two important exceptions. The first provided that a farmer who plants his fields with a protected plant 'shall not infringe any right hereunder' by saving the seeds and planting them in future years. The second permitted 'use and reproduction of a protected variety for plant breeding or other bona fide research.' Nothing in the history, language, or purpose of the 1970 statute suggests an intent to reintroduce into the scope of the general words 'manufacture, or composition of matter' the subject matter that the PPA had removed, namely plants."
Breyer said, "The Court has advanced no sound reason why Congress would want to destroy the exemptions in the PVPA that Congress created. And the Court's reading would destroy those exemptions."
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Mike Miller had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Ed Davis added 16 points and 10 boards, and the Memphis Grizzlies earned their third straight preseason win with a 97-91 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
Miller played 30 minutes, shooting 7 of 10. He took a hard fall on a shot attempt early in the fourth quarter, but was able to remain in the game.
Rookie Victor Oladipo led the Magic with 22 points. Nik Vucevic played 26 minutes and finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out in the third quarter.
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Economic growth took a pause in the first three months of the year because of the harsh winter weather but is expected to pick up swiftly for the remainder of the year, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told lawmakers Wednesday.
Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, Yellen said the anemic growth rate in the first quarter of 2014 was due to "transitory factors" and data shows that spending and production have rebounded.
Yellen added that "I expect economic activity will expand at a somewhat faster pace this year than it did last year, that the unemployment rate will continue to decline gradually, and that inflation will begin to move up toward 2 percent."
Threats to the Fed's forecast identified by Yellen included Russia's standoff of with neighbor Ukraine, which threatens to spill over and hurt Europe's economy, and growing financial strains in several large developing nations.
"Another risk_ domestic in origin_ is that the recent flattening out in housing activity could prove more protracted than currently expected rather than resuming its earlier pace of recovery," Yellen said.
Earlier in her testimony, the Fed chair had warned that the slowdown in the housing sector "will bear watching" to determine if it is more than a pause in activity. Single-family home sales in March were 7.3 percent below the pace of March 2013, the National Association of Realtors reported last month.
Republicans pressed Yellen on the Fed's policy that's kept the central bank's benchmark lending rate at near zero since December 2008. They argued that these low rates. combined with controversial purchases of mortgage and government bonds, have helped mask the true threat from the nation's debt and deficits and could spark high inflation as the Fed withdraws its stimulus efforts.
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The Jamii Social Business Center is a Village Company incubator designed to accelerate the growth and success of Village Companies, by providing technical expertise and the financial capital required to create sustainable and profitable village companies. The Village Company engages in income generating businesses, with a percent of its profits being transferred to serve social needs in the village or reinvested in expansion of their business.The fact that the village itself both produces and decides on the social impact in the village fosters dignity, ownership and effectiveness in providing for such social needs as health care, education, and community development.
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The Rural Transformation Initiative aimed to promote the overall well being and improve quality of life of rural communities in Bundelkhand, India. The overall objective is enhance the economic, natural and social capital base for holistic and sustainable development of communities. It addressed these topics through:
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The Fred Foundation Ukraine (FFU) was founded in 2002 as a non-governmental charitable organization, inspired by the needs of the unprivileged in Western Ukraine with a focus on health care,Read More
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Allegations painting a culture of patronage hiring in Gov. Pat Quinn's administration became an election-year obstacle for the Chicago Democrat on Wednesday as good government groups raised concerns about the potential for corruption and his Republican challenger latched onto the idea.
The spotlight on hiring came a day after a complaint filed in federal court by attorney Michael Shakman -- whose decades-old court case led to bans on politically based hiring in the Chicago area -- alleged improper hiring in the Illinois Department of Transportation. The lawsuit cited a 2013 Better Government Association probe alleging that jobs may have filled based on "clout instead of competence."
The complaint also alleged that hiring practices that began under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is now imprisoned for corruption, continued into Quinn's tenure -- including reclassifying positions so they'd be exempt from state hiring rules and politics could be considered.
"Patronage is a deeply embedded evil in Illinois politics," Shakman said. "It's not surprising that you have continuity from administration to administration."
Quinn said an audit was immediately ordered after the BGA report surfaced and the problems were addressed.
"We have zero tolerance for anything on hiring that isn't exactly according to the rules," he told reporters in Macomb, according to The McDonough County Voice. "So they conducted an audit, they have done an investigation. I want them to carry that out, to follow the law at all times. That's what I've always believed in and will continue to do that."
Quinn's Republican opponent Bruce Rauner, however, didn't waste any time accusing the governor of Illinois politics as usual.
The Winnetka venture capitalist, who's seeking public office for the first time, has billed himself as an outsider who'll clean up Springfield. His campaign revived past allegations about Quinn being on a ghost payroll -- performing political duties while on a state commission salary -- for former Gov. Dan Walker. Quinn has defended his record of working for the public.
"It should come as no surprise that someone who started his political career as a ghost payroller and patronage chief for Dan Walker is now carrying on the Rod Blagojevich practice of rewarding friends and allies with state jobs," Rauner's campaign said in a statement.
Meanwhile, good government groups said even allegations of patronage hiring were cause for concern.
"It's a slippery slope when we see this happen. It makes sense to look into it right now," said Susan Garrett of the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform. "This can't be a gray area."
For years, patronage hiring had simply been the way to get ahead, particularly in Cook County politics. Shakman began his efforts in 1969 and the decree that bars politics playing a role in employment is named after him. Several agencies, including the Cook County sherriff's office, have reported success in changing the hiring culture as a result of the decree.
The claims of wrongful hiring under Quinn come at a critical time, as he seeks a second full term in what's expected to be one of the most intense and expensive gubernatorial races nationwide.
Quinn's campaign claims he's "devoted his life to fighting political corruption" and the governor often cites his efforts to clean up the image of the office after two consecutive predecessors went to jail for corruption. "It is not good timing in terms of the election," said Dick Simpson, a former alderman and University of Illinois at Chicago professor who has chronicled corruption in Illinois politics. "Undoubtedly it will play into Rauner's campaign themes."
Quinn's campaign spokeswoman Izabela Miltko declined to comment Wednesday.
Shakman said the lawsuit had nothing to do with the election, as it's been going on for years. He said the governor's office had been slow to respond and a meeting earlier this week did not result in an agreement.
"I don't attribute evil motives to the governor, but the state is a large governmental body," he said. "Unless you have well-worked procedures to police that body that are independent of that body, this is going to reoccur."
He said current protections -- including inspectors general -- didn't have enough power to police state government and their findings have often been inaccessible to the public. His lawsuit called for a court-ordered monitor for state government hiring. He added that improper political hires should be let go and the jobs opened up to wider applicant pools.


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ORCHARD PARK — Bart Scott and the Jets are accustomed to playing the role of villains. So the linebacker didn't feel any pangs of regret for putting a big dent in the Buffalo Bills and their feel-good start.
"Everybody loves Cinderella stories," Scott said, referring to the Bills. "We've always been portrayed as the bad guys, but we relish in that role."
And just like that, the big, bad, brash-talking Jets are back after Scott was part of a stifling 27-11 win in a key midseason AFC East showdown on Sunday.
Rex Ryan's defense forced three turnovers and twice stopped the Bills on fourth down. The slow-starting Mark Sanchez-led offense finally got into gear in the second half to help New York win its third straight and improve to 5-3 and catch Buffalo in the standings.
"It's totally attitude," said defensive tackle Sione Pouha, who had a team-leading seven tackles and forced a fumble. "Jet-i-tude is the way we look at it. Today we displayed what Jet football is all about."
Having done away with Buffalo, the Jets were already looking ahead to another AFC East showdown against the New England Patriots next weekend. It's a game Sanchez is already calling the "divisional championship."
Sanchez overcame a pair of first-half turnovers to finish 20 of 28 for 230 yards and an 8-yard touchdown to Santonio Holmes. LaDainian Tomlinson and John Conner scored on 1-yard plunges as the Jets got their first road victory and handed the Bills their first home loss (4-1).
The Bills looked nothing like the team that rolled through its first seven games in attempting to get off to a 6-2 start for the first time since 1993. They instead looked more like a team that's now lost four straight and six of seven against the Jets.
"We just couldn't get anything going," quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick said. "They kept us frustrated all day and didn't allow us to do what we've been doing all year."
Fitzpatrick finished 15 of 31 for 191 yards and two interceptions. He produced a mean-nothing 7-yard touchdown pass to David Nelson with 3:14 left, and the quarterback then ran the ball in for a 2-point conversion.
Through their first eight possessions, they had as many turnovers – three – as they did first downs while also being held to under 20 points for the first time this season.
So much for the statement the Bills hoped to deliver, or the "It's our turn" comment receiver Stevie Johnson made earlier in the week.
"It's disappointing," said Johnson, who had three catches for 84 yards. "Nobody wants to lose against the Jets. That's how we feel in here."
The loss came as a huge letdown for a pompom waving, passionate fan-base that filled Ralph Wilson Stadium. Many of the fans wore white to match their team wearing all white uniforms for the first time since 1986.
"They played well and we played poorly," Bills coach Chan Gailey said. "It was a big ballgame. We haven't had this happen at home this year. And we've got to get better."
It doesn't get easier for the Bills, who now prepare to hit the road for four of five games, including their next three.
The Jets took over in the third quarter, when they outscored the Bills 17-3 to build a 20-3 lead.
Tomlinson scored 6:26 into the period to make it 13-0 three plays after Pouha forced Fred Jackson to fumble. Sanchez then hit Holmes for an 8-yard touchdown.
The Jets' defense then sealed the win in the first minute of the fourth quarter. With Buffalo threatening, Scott and Calvin Pace combined to stuff Jackson for no gain on fourth-and-inches at the New York 15 yard line.
The Jets responded with a 14-play, 84-yard drive capped by Conner's TD.
New York continued to focus on its ground game which combined for two scores and 126 yards – the team's second-best total of the season.
"I'm sure now there's going to be something written about the Jets being back," Scott said. "And we won't listen to that either, because at the end of the day, we know that you guys (in the media) don't know what the hell you're talking about."


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You can always count on Eric Schmidt to say a bit more than what he's supposed to. At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Schmidt mentioned–intentionally or not–that Ice Cream Sandwich is coming out sometime in October or November. More specifically, he said:
We have a new operating system, internally known as Ice Cream Sandwich for some reason, which is being released in October/November, which everyone's really excited about.Eric SchmidtGoogle
Oopsie. Looks like the cat's out of the bag, Mr. Schmidt. For those of you keeping count, October is roughly three weeks away. Meaning we could see Google release the Ice Cream Sandwich SDK in the very near future. However, the pessimist in me says that a November release is probably more likely. This would put the Nexus Prime coming out right behind in late November or early December like we previously heard.
With the release of Ice Cream Sandwich just a few weeks away, we have to wonder what happened to the Honeycomb version of Google TV. At this point, it's quite possible Google has decided to skip the update and just go straight to Ice Cream Sandwich. After all, why would Google even bother releasing it right before the whole platform is about to be overhauled and united under a single source code?
Whatever the case may be, the Android platform is about to get a whole lot better. And we can hardly wait. Keep an eye out for more Ice Cream Sandwich and Nexus Prime details–the leaks and rumors are only going to increase from now on. I've embedded Eric Schmidt's whole keynote below for your enjoyment. The part we're interested in starts at 30:25.


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FLORENCE, S.C. – Guillermo Aylon (Spain) and Manel Estruga (Spain) earned wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles in Coker's 7-2 loss to the No. 10 Patriots of Francis Marion on Friday.
Aylon earned a straight set victory at No. 2 with scores of 6-4, 6-4, while Estruga won in three sets at No. 3, 7-5, 3-6, 10-7.
The Cobras return to the courts on Tuesday, April 10 for their final home match of the season. Coker will face Limestone College in a Conference Carolinas match at 3 p.m.


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Federalism is the system of co-sovereignty current in the United States, and various other nations[1] such that a national or federal government shares power along with state governments over the same territory and citizenry. More specifically, federalism involves dual sovereignty, or the allocation of power between the federal government and the states under the U.S. Constitution, with overlapping authority.
In the United States the states "surrendered many of their powers to the new Federal Government," but retained "'a residuary and inviolable sovereignty.'" Printz v. United States, 521 U.S.98, 918-19 (quoting The Federalist, No. 39, at 245, James Madison). This dual sovereignty is "reflected throughout the Constitution's text." Id. at 919. The continued existence of state sovereignty is "implicit . . . in the Constitution's conferral upon Congress of not all governmental powers, but only discrete, enumerated ones." Id.
Federalism is determining which powers and duties belong at the federal level and which belong at the state level. Under the Articles of Confederation, the states had most powers, and the Constitution was drafted with the purpose of granting the federal government additional powers. Under the Constitution, individual issues would be framed in terms of states' rights vs. the federal government role. From 1800 until 1860, this debate was mostly viewed from the perspective of slavery vs. abolition of slavery. Following the 1960s, the federalism debate has been viewed through a liberal vs. conservative perspective.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist was a proponent of curbing the overreaching of the federal government. His leading decision was a 5-4 ruling in United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995), which invalidated on federalism grounds a federal law prohibiting the carrying of firearms within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a public, parochial or private school. The leading Supreme Court decisions limiting the federal role, nearly all written by Justice or Chief Justice William Rehnquist, are:
- United States v. Morrison (2000)
- Alden v. Maine (1999) (opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy)
- Seminole Tribe v. Fla. (1996)
- United States v. Lopez (1995)
- National League of Cities v. Usery (1975)
Justice Kennedy, who as of 1997 was the pivotal fifth or "swing" vote on the U.S. Supreme Court, has also embraced federalism. "[F]ederalism was the unique contribution of the Framers to political science and political theory. Though on the surface the idea may seem counter-intuitive, it was the insight of the Framers that freedom was enhanced by the creation of two governments, not one."[2]
Since that ruling, there have been many decisions by the Supreme Court and lower courts limiting federal power to interfere with state sovereignty in fields of traditional state control. For example, The Fifth Circuit held that "[w]here Congress aims to change the usual constitutional balance between the states and the federal government, it must make unmistakably clear its intention to do so in the statute's language." Premiere Network Servs. v. SBC Comm., 440 F.3d 683, 690 n.8 (5th Cir. 2006) (citing Will v. Michigan Dep't of State Police, 491 U.S. 58, 65 (1989) and Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243 (2006), emphasis added).
Starting in the Progressive Era after the passage of the Sixteenth Amendment, federal Grant-in-aid programs began to be used to undermine the dual sovereignty of America and drive the country in a more National direction.
See also
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/467746/political-system/36704/Federal-systems#ref416916
- ↑ United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549, 576 (1995) (Kennedy, J., concurring) (citing Friendly, "Federalism: A Foreword," 86 Yale L. J. 1019 (1977) and G. Wood, The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, pp. 524-532, 564 (1969).)


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Artists: Dmitry Vision
Bloodlines Gallery
Pittsburgh, PA
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What year did you start tattooing?
I started tattooing full-time in 2010.
How did you get into tattooing?
I started getting tattooed when I was in the Russian military. We didn't have any professional tattooing equipment, so we mostly built our own machines from different electronics we had. I saw a lot of the guys I was with getting logos and military symbols tattooed, but I wanted something different. I chose a design out of a Russian tattoo book. It was a simple design, and the tattoo actually got infected! But it didn't deter my interest in getting tattooed or in starting tattooing. I built my first machine and started practicing on myself. From there I became very interested in the art behind tattoos.
What was your first shop experience like?
The first shop I worked in was located in Connecticut. It was an amazing experience. To be around other artists for the first time was a little overwhelming, but I learned a lot from this shop.
Do you have any special training?
No, I have had no training or education concerning art. I didn't even start drawing until 2009. Everything I have learned has just been from trial and error.
What conventions have you done recently or are planning to do this year?
I just did the Steel City Tattoo Convention in September. I also have the Philadelphia (Villain Arts) show planned, along with a few others. I've always wanted to work Hell City and do more European conventions as well—perhaps this year I will.
What drew you to work in hyperrealism?
I am interested in difficult challenges, and I find realism to be one of the most challenging. I have tried multiple styles, including biomech, new school, and others. However, I found realism to be the most satisfying. Especially working with skin—it demands an attention to detail that can be overlooked in other styles.
What inspires you as an artist?
I can be inspired by artists of every medium: tattoos, paintings, photography, music, etc. There's a lot of beauty in the world. Different sights and sounds can inspire anybody. I particularly like flowers and women for artistic inspiration.
What sets you apart from other artists?
I feel like I have a certain vision for things that separates me. I try not to get caught in the same traps that I see a lot of great artists fall into. Usually you can see a lot of artists using the same color palette for every tattoo that they do, or they get stuck on the same reference material. I don't care much for trying to compare my work with somebody else's; I just try to do my best and push myself with every tattoo.
What other mediums do you work in?
I've worked with acrylic, oils, colored pencils, and graphite and charcoal. Now I find myself using Photoshop making digital paintings and sketches. Technology has always had my interest, and I find it amazing that we can use it together with art.
How have you branched out from tattooing?
I mostly focus on tattooing. I don't spend much time with other mediums because I paint on the skin with ink. Tattooing is my medium.
What tattoo artists do you admire most?
In the states, Nikko Hurtado and Carlos Rojas. Outside of the states I enjoy the work of [Dmitriy] Samohin, [Denis] Sivak, and Den Yakovlev. There are a ton of talented artists in the industry, but these are just my most favorite.
What kind of tattoos do you look forward to doing?
I love tattooing portraits of famous rappers, and I'd like to fully complete my collection. So far I've done Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem, each one more fun than the last.
Before someone gets a tattoo what advice do you give them?
Most importantly, the client needs to trust their artist. I love when a client is also a creative person and has an interesting idea for a tattoo. Other than that, try not to move while I'm tattooing you.
Is there a tattoo that you haven't done yet that you are dying to do?
Any time I see something that I really want to tattoo, I can usually find a willing client to sit for it.
What has been one of your favorite pieces to tattoo?
I don't have any favorite pieces. I enjoy every tattoo that I do. Even with simple tattoos, I try to find a difficult way to do it, for the challenge. If I had to pick any favorites, I love tattooing skulls and other things with interesting textures. Even though it seems like a generic or overdone object in this industry, you can add a lot of creativity to a piece and make it interesting.
Is there anyone you would like to tattoo?
Yes. I'd like to tattoo my dad one day. He wants to get a piece by me, and that will be a ton of fun. I can't wait to torture him!


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What we don't want for Christmas
When people purchase gifts for those they love during the holiday season, thought and time generally goes into the selection, because the gift-giver's greatest reward is a happy recipient.
Sometimes, however, I believe gift-givers, in their undying efforts to do the world good, actually believe that what makes them happy will delight the remainder of the population of our wonderful planet.
Consequently, I am writing this column to gently suggest to these narcissistic, egomaniacal, manipulative candidates for an untimely demise that when buying certain presents, they must ask themselves: "Am I buying this for someone I love, or am I trying to force them to think like me?"
For instance, the person who sits on the board of a favorite charity and gives a gift that pledges the recipient to donate $25 a month for life to help restore the orangutan population in Sumatra. Not that I would begrudge Sumatran orangutans so much as a dime if it were I, but if I were already supporting an orangutan in Java that was named after me, I would be less than pleased. Now I can't send the gift back, and I don't know why I feel guilty, but I do.
Another gift that should be carefully considered before a purchase is made is a pet. My policy is: Never give anything that poops without consulting the person who is receiving it first.
A retired couple that lived down the street from me in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. had an English bulldog named Daisy. Without a doubt, this dog was one of the sweetest animals I have ever met. I also had a bulldog and we would occasionally meet while walking our respective pets, who became great friends and enjoyed playing together.
As much as I loved my bulldog, I will say this – and it applies to many animals — bulldogs are demanding. They require a lot of time and care. They are fundamentally one owner or family animals, and do not like to be put in the care of anyone else, even for a weekend.
My friends, Marge and Stan, had Daisy for eight years. One day, Stan asked me if he could tell me something in confidence. I said, "Of course." He went on to say, "As much as we love this dog, Marge and I look forward to L-A-D." I thought about that for a few seconds and asked: "What – you look forward to life after death?"
Stan chuckled and said, "Close, but that's not exactly what I meant. We mean, 'Life After Daisy.' When Daisy passes, we'll get our lives back and won't have to dog sit 24/7. We can stop worrying about leaving her in a kennel if we want to go on a cruise."
For the previous eight years, Daisy went on vacation with them, and that put severe limitations on where they could go. A year later, Daisy passed and though they were grief stricken, they were also relieved.
Well, the inevitable happened. Their offspring knew how much Stan and Marge "loved that dog," and they decided to go to a breeder and purchase the finest bulldog puppy money could buy. "They'll be thrilled," they said.
I think not.
Even if they wanted one, Stan and Marge were in their late seventies, and they hardly had the stamina required to raise a bulldog pup. In a year, bulldogs are close to full grown, and they are unbelievably strong — not exactly the best pet for people in their twilight years.
Since we're discussing animals, another pet that should be avoided, especially if purchased for mature people, are parrots. A man I know whose wife passed away was given a baby Amazon parrot; again, a gift from his children who thought it would be good company for him. The bird was hand-fed for the first three months of its life by the breeder, so it was socialized with humans and became an affectionate, talkative pet.
The problem with Amazons, as well as most parrots, is that they are one-person animals. They often do not do well when their original owner is gone. They also live to be centenarians — again, not exactly the best pet for people in the final stages of their lives.
The point is: Think before buying a gift. A little consideration can go a long way. Life is difficult enough when we live in a system we can't understand.


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